{
  "id": 18124362,
  "title": "Amendment to Singapore haze law increases fines to S$20 million ‘to underscore the gravity of such offences’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/amendment-to-singapore-haze-law-increases-fines-to-s-20-million-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T12:00:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/amendment-to-singapore-haze-law-increases-fines-to-s-20-million-to-underscore-the-gravity-of-such-offences"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SINGAPORE: In Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 4), it was announced that among the proposed amendments to Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act of 2014 is one that would raise fines for companies linked to the haze tenfold. At present, entities found to have caused or contributed to haze in Singapore may face a fine of S$100,000 a day, with a maximum of S$2 million. The proposal amends this to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}